turmoil
英 ['tɜːmɒɪl]
美['tɝmɔɪl]
- n. 混乱，骚动
词态变化
复数: turmoils;
助记提示
1. 偷米油引起骚动、骚乱。
中文词源
turmoil 混乱，骚乱
词源不详，可能改写自中古法语 tremouille,磨坊漏斗，可能来自 turn,转动，mill,石磨。
英英释意
- 1. a violent disturbance;
- "the convulsions of the stock market"
- 2. violent agitation
- 3. disturbance usually in protest
英文词源
- turmoil (n.)
- 1520s, of uncertain origin, perhaps an alteration of Middle French tremouille "mill hopper," in reference to the hopper's constant motion to and fro, from Latin trimodia "vessel containing three modii," from modius, a Roman dry measure, related to modus "measure." Attested earlier in English as a verb (1510s), though this now is obsolete.
考试真题
- Despite the turmoil, brick and mortar won't disappear any time soon.
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- The turmoil on the ground in physical retail is hard to square with the Census data.
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实用场景例句
- emotional/mental/political turmoil
- 纷乱的情绪；精神上的混乱；政治动乱
牛津词典
- His statement threw the court into turmoil .
- 他的陈述使得法庭陷入一片混乱。
牛津词典
- Her mind was in (a) turmoil .
- 她心乱如麻。
牛津词典
- ...the political turmoil in South Africa.
- 南非的政治动荡
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Her marriage was in turmoil...
- 她的婚姻一团糟。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- When the seas are in turmoil , heroes are on their mettle.
- 沧海横流,方显出英雄本色.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- And my childhood was spent in turmoil of war.
- 我的孩提时代是在战乱中度过的.
期刊摘选
- There is no peace or happiness in our worldly life. Circumstances create turmoil and annoyance.
- 我们世俗的生活中没有平和、快乐, 环境造就了骚乱和烦恼.
期刊摘选
- Goldman ran the survey during the first two weeks of turmoil in financial markets.
- 高盛是在金融市场震荡的头两周期间展开的此项调查.
期刊摘选
- But the harvest season the northern hemisphere is being marked by turmoil on global wheat markets.
- 而如今,北半球小麦市场的波动正影响着丰收的愉悦.
期刊摘选
- Today's print media is experiencing a kind of turmoil that it has never experienced before.
- 今天的印刷媒体正经历着前所未有的危机.
期刊摘选
- There is no direct connection between the financial turmoil and political sleaze.
- 金融动荡和政治丑闻之间不存在直接联系.
期刊摘选
- The turmoil, he said, was " counteracting the course of global civilization. "
- 这次骚乱, 他指出, “ 阻碍了世界文明的进程 ”.
期刊摘选
- " We believe after experiencing the financial turmoil, Asian economy will make faster and better development. "
- 我们相信,经历了这次金融风波的亚洲经济,将会有更快和更好的发展.
期刊摘选
- The Asian financial turmoil accelerated the pace of this correction.
- 亚洲金融风暴正好加快了这个调整过程.
期刊摘选
- Iceland sends out financial SOS as its economy is in turmoil, currency collapsing, and inflation soaring.
- 冰岛金融危机正濒临爆发边缘动荡不安, 货币崩盘, 通货膨胀率飙升.
期刊摘选
- In previous episodes of economic turmoil, people in emerging markets had returned to traditional grains.
- 在之前的经济风暴中, 新兴市场消费者曾回归以谷物为主的传统饮食.
期刊摘选
- Six robberies in one night put our village in turmoil.
- 一夜之间,这6个强盗把我们的村庄就搞得乱七八糟.
期刊摘选
- I will talk about the Asian financial turmoil and its impact on Hong Kong.
- 我也想谈谈亚洲金融风暴和这次风暴对香港所造成的影响.
期刊摘选
- Camp was full of so much turmoil and uncertainty.
- 答:训练营的时候球队充满了许多流言和不确定.
期刊摘选
- My mind is in a turmoil.
- 我心里很乱.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The robbery put the village in a turmoil.
- 抢劫使全村陷入混乱.
《简明英汉词典》
- There is trouble on the horizon and turmoil at Hogwarts.
- 数不清的麻烦潜伏在明日,霍格沃茨一片混乱.
期刊摘选
- Like the English political turmoil of the 17 th and 18 th centuries, the American revolution was bourgeois.
- 美国革命如同十七八世纪英国的政治动乱一样, 也是资产阶级性质的.
辞典例句
- A militant attitude often betrays an inner turmoil.
- 好战的姿态常常显露了内心的骚动.
期刊摘选
- His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.
- 内心的纷扰使他无法入睡.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The regional financial turmoil has resulted in a drastic adjustment of property prices.
- 亚洲金融风暴令物业价格大幅调整.
期刊摘选
- Andrew's thoughts were in turmoil.
- 安德鲁的脑子里一团乱麻.
辞典例句
- Bourgeois liberalization would plunge the country into turmoil once more.
- 如果搞资产阶级自由化,就是再来一次折腾.
期刊摘选
- Abidjan was thrown into turmoil because of a protest by taxi drivers.
- 出租车司机的抗议使得阿比让陷入了混乱。
柯林斯例句